Holiday on Vulcan
CBS Consumer Products has taken its Star Trek licensing campaign to the next level naming the town of Vulcan, Alberta (Canada) the world’s first officially licensed Star Trek destination.
Made official earlier this month, the city of Vulcan has been granted the rights by CBS to create a unique line of collectable Star Trek / Vulcan souvenir merchandise that will only be available at Vulcan County businesses..
On Friday 23rd April, actor Leonard Nimoy - best known for his portrayal of Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek series - will be visiting Vulcan, courtesy of the Calgary Comic and entertainment Expo. To mark this historic occasion, town officials have commissioned
sculptor Nathan Scott to create a bronze bust of Mr. Spock that will be unveiled by Nimoy during his visit.
While in Vulcan, Nimoy will leave behind his iconic “live long and prosper” handprint that will be immortalised in bronze, and will present the Town of Vulcan two unique items on loan from his personal Star Trek collection. These items include: the Spock ears that he wore during the filming of the Original Star Trek TV series and a lithograph of the Original Star Trek cast, autographed by all of the original cast members. These unique memorabilia items will be on display at the Vulcan Tourism and Trek Station for the next year.
Nimoy announced earlier this week that he will be retiring from acting and alluded to the fact that he may retire from attending fan conventions as well/events, making his first visit to Vulcan a fitting gesture.
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